A number of
different companies provide products claiming to mitigate or prevent
mineral fouling without the use of chemical scale inhibitors, as the 2000 does. Examples of such products include permanent magnets, inline
electrodes, and solenoid coils. Although we acknowledge that the
manufacturers of these products may disagree, based on our extensive
research, testing and publication in peer-review technical journals, ED
2000 has made the determined that the general operating principle
of permanent magnets, inline electrodes and solenoid coils are the same.
All of these technologies create an oscillating electric field to treat
water and force calcium ions to precipitate in the bulk solution.

Permanent
magnet systems for example create magnetic fields and an induced electric
field (Faraday's Law) using the geometry and placement of magnets, just
as the 2000 does. Some permanent magnet systems place magnets inside the
pipe, others outside. Inline electrode systems also generate electric
fields in the pipe by applying voltage directly.

Despite
these similarities, the ED 2000 Electronic Anti-Fouling System has several
key advantages over these competitive products. Installation of the 2000 is
non-invasive and can be done without cutting the pipe because of the
patented Clamshell Coil design. The innovative Clamshell Coil design also
contributes to reducing costs. Furthermore, the 2000 has been tested
more rigorously and more systematically than any system we are aware of,
and is the subject of dozens of technical journal publications. As such,
the 2000 has been engineered for superior performance in the broadest
range of operating conditions.